£321 million for NHS Dumfries & Galloway

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South Scotland SNP MSP, Emma Harper, has welcomed a funding boost to £321 million for NHS Dumfries & Galloway.

The Scottish Government Budget confirmed £18 billion for Health and Social Care, including £12.9 billion for health boards through the pandemic and to accelerate the recovery of vital services.

The Budget also supports the creation of a new National Care Service – the single greatest public health reform since the establishment of the NHS.

£1.6 investment in social care, including £846.6 million for local government
£61 million to address the tragedy of drugs deaths
£290 million investment in mental health, including £120 million for our Mental Health Recovery and Renewal Fund
Additional funding of £559 million for NHS Boards
Funding of £232 million to address waiting times and supporting National Treatment Centres
Ms Harper, a Registered Nurse whom has been assisting with the region’s vaccination programme, said:

“The Scottish Government’s Budget commits £18 billion for Health and Social Care this year – that’s the highest investment in the history of the Scottish Parliament.

“Prioritising the NHS was a key commitment of the SNP in May’s election, so I’m delighted to see the SNP Scottish Government delivering on this commitment despite a challenging financial outlook.

“In Dumfries & Galloway the Scottish Government has committed £321 million to NHS Dumfries & Galloway – an increase of £4.5 million on last year’s Budget.

“This year, Scotland’s block grant has no Covid consequentials from the UK government – meaning when Covid spending is included, our budget decreased from last year. Prioritising health and social care is absolutely the right thing to do – but it means difficult decisions elsewhere in Scotland’s budget.

“Scotland doesn’t have the powers to borrow for our pandemic response under Westminster control, so the UK government must now deliver new money to aid Scotland’s fight against Covid.”

Scottish Budget 2022-23 – www.gov.scot/news/scottish-budget-2022-23/ <www.gov.scot/news/scottish-budget-2022-23/>
Health and Social Care commitments – www.gov.scot/publications/scottish-budget-2022-23/pages/5/ <www.gov.scot/publications/scottish-budget-2022-23/pages/5/>
LOCAL BREAKDOWNS:

Level 4

2020-21

Budget

£m

2021-22

Budget

£m

2022-23

Budget

£m

NHS Ayrshire and Arran

762.4

774.5

806.8

NHS Borders

219.8

222.7

234.8

NHS Dumfries and Galloway

316.1

320.6

334.1

NHS Fife

701.5

712.6

749.4

NHS Forth Valley

558.7

569.4

598.1

NHS Grampian

1,013.5

1,027.9

1,072.2

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde

2,364.7

2,398.1

2,504.0

NHS Highland

666.0

691.9

725.6

NHS Lanarkshire

1,268.1

1,286.1

1,346.8

NHS Lothian

1,540.1

1,569.5

1,639.3

NHS Orkney

52.6

54.8

57.1

NHS Shetland

53.9

54.6

57.0

NHS Tayside

808.5

819.9

856.5

NHS Western Isles

80.0

81.1

84.5

Total

10,405.9

10,583.7

11,066.1